Carrier Air Wing 7 returns after Ike deployment

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Carrier Air Wing Seven returned to Naval Air Station Oceana and Norfolk Naval Station Chambers Field on Tuesday after a four-month deployment aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 (VAW-121), the “Bluetails”, with four E-2C “Hawkeye” aircraft and Helicopter Support Squadron 5 (HS-5) “Nightdippers” with 5 H-60 “Sea Hawk” helicopters returned to Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field.

And the “Rampagers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-93) with 10 F/A-18C “Hornets”; VFA-103 “Jolly Rogers” with 12 F/A-18F “Super Hornets”; VFA-131, the “Wildcats” flying F/A-18C “Hornets”; and the Pukin’ Dogs of VFA-143 in their F/A-18E “Super Hornets," returned to Naval Air Station Oceana.

The 57 locally-based aircraft left Norfolk on February 22nd to participate in Operation Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations in the North Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf.